12:24 PM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Written by

Bill Goodykoontz
| Gannett Chief Film Critic

The name of the movie is "Django Unchained," but for all practical purposes it might as well be called "Tarantino Unleashed."

Whatever you like or hate, or like and hate, about Quentin Tarantino's movies, is in full display here. It's long (too long) and bloody, profane and gleeful, with movie genre references stuffed so tightly into each scene they practically spill out onto the theater floor.

Restraint is not Tarantino's strong suit. Entertainment is, and "Django" has plenty of that. ...